What 609 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid

MY 2015 HONDA ACCORD AFTER 33,000 MILES IS GIVING ME A LOT OF PROBLEM BATTERY WISE. I HAD TO HAVE IT BOOSTED SEVERAL TIMES, I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER WHO DID A THOROUGH CHECK AND WHO CLAIM THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. EVEN BEING VERY CAREFUL ABOUT NOT LEAVING ANYTHING ELECTRIC WHEN THE POWER IS NOT ON, I STILL EXPERIENCE TREMENDOUS PROBLEMS WITH STARTING THE CAR; I HOPE I WONT HAVE TO CHANGE THE BATTERY AT 34,000 MILES AND BARELY 40 MONTHS OLD CAR. ALSO WHILE IN MOTION I EXPERIENCED THE CAR WANTING TO STALL, WITH THE POWER OF THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN FOR A SECOND OR 2. THERE WAS A RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH THE BATTERY.

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THE STARTER BUTTON ONLY PRODUCES A CLICKING SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER AND DOES NOT START. THE CONDITION IS A SAFETY MATTER AS IT MAKES THE CAR UNUSABLE AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCIES.

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I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE OF LOSS OF ENGINE POWER THAT MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.IF THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL IN THE PROXIMITY OF A HOT ENGINE OR EXHAUST COMPONENTS ,THERE IS A RISK OF FIE. WELL THIS STALL OR NO POWER HAPPENS TO ME FREQUENTLY SINCE IVE OWN THE CAR. TOLD THEM ABOUT IT WHEN I WENT IN FOR OIL CHANGES BUT WAS NEVER WRITTEN DOWN OR LOOKED AT SO I JUST CHALKED IT UP AS DEALERSHIP DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT SO I'D LET IT GO. SO WHEN I WAS LOOKING UP HONDA ROTO TROUBLES .I SAW THIS RECALL AN WONDERING WHY I DIDN'T GET A RECALL SINCE I THINK MY CAR FALLS INTO THIS. SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT AT NO COST TO ME FOR SURE THAT I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS DANGER FOR 4 YEARS AND IS SCARY THAT I'M TRYING TO GO IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND NO POWER THEN IT PICKS UP. THINK ABOUT IT WHEN AN IF YOUR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND YOUR TRYING TO GO AND A CAR BAREING DOWN ON YOU AND YOU CAN GO BECAUSE OF NO POWER? ONLY WAY LIKE I SAID I FOUND THIS WAS BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING WHY MY REAR ROTORS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM. LOVE TO HEAR YOUR INPUT. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION BUT WON'T BE SURPRISED IF I DON'T HEAR FROM YOU PEOPLE SEE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T CARE!

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WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON (IN THE DASHBOARD WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT) AND THE CAR SPEED DROPPED TO LESS THAN 40 M/HR

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STARTER DIES NOT START ALL THE TIME. PRESS BUTTON AND HEAR IT GRIND. CAR AS $42,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE READ TONS OF COMPLAINTS THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS. IT MAY STRAND ME IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. ISSUE IS WITH 2013-2015 V6 ACCORD. DEALER WANTS $800 TO REPLACE WITH SAME DEFECTIVE PART.

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MY BATTERY IS HAVING TROUBLE. CAR CONTINUES TO RANDOMLY DIE. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS OR ITEMS BEING LEFT ON WHILE I AM OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. BATTERY HAS BEEN TESTED AND REPLACED WITH SAME ISSUE. INSIDE CAR ALL ELECTRICAL STARTS TO FLASH QUICKLY WHEN TRYING TO START MY CAR (THIS SHOWS CAR IS DEAD)

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MY 2015 HONDA ACCORD WITH ABT 70,000 MILES ON IT; THE CAR WOULDN'T START, THE ENGINE WOULDN'T TURN. IN THE PROCESS OF TROUBLESHOOTING WE DISCOVERED THAT HIS STARTER WENT OUT. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTIES. JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, OUR NEIGHBOR HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM - HE HAS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD AND HIS CAR'S STARTER WENT OUT. HE SPENT SOME $700 FIXING IT AND IT WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OUT OF 3 YEARS 36,000 MILES WARRANTY. THERE SEEMS TO BE A HIGH RATE OF STARTER FAILURES ON NEWER HONDA ACCORDS, WHICH MAY NECESSITATE A RECALL.

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I TOOK MY CAR FOR A BATTERY RECALL. THE DEALER CORRECTED THE BATTERY RECALL BUT I NOTICED SOME ISSUES. MY CAR SOMETIMES EXPERIENCES HARD START AND THEN I WILL GET MULTIPLE ALERTS - ENGINE LIGHT, CHECK STEERING LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ON. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN POSTED WITH SIMILAR ISSUE AND SYMPTOMS.

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DIFFICULTY STARTING. KEYLESS ENTRY SENSES KEY BUT FAILS TO START WHEN BRAKE IS DEPRESSED AND IGNITION BUTTON IS PRESSED. HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES/WEEK AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. OFTEN STARTS AFTER 2-3 ATTEMPTS. NOT RESOLVED BY REPLACING BATTERY, RESOLVING BATTERY SENSOR RECALL, OR CHECKING FUEL PUMP. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE STARTER AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED WHEN CAR DOES NOT START.

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ACCELERATION HESITATION. I HAVE BOW OWNED THIS CAR ONE YEAR AND TODAY (MAY 23, 2018) WAS THE 7TH TIME THAT HESITATING WHILE LEAVING A STOP SIGN OR SIGNAL LIGHT, HAS HAPPENED. TWICE ITS CAUSE A VEHICLE TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES BEHIND ME.

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CAR WOULDN'T START ALL ELECTRIC SYSTEMS DOWN. CAR SHUTDOWN NO LIGHTS NO ENGINES. NO POWER AT ALL.

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, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT WAS PERFECTLY FINE BUT WHEN TIME CAME TO GET OFF I STOPED AT THE FIRST LIGHT, TRIED TO DRIVE OFF THEN THE CAR STARTED PULLING, TOOK OFF DRIVING THEN THE CAR JUST TOTALLY SHUT OFF NO TYPE OF WARNING THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM AND ALSO NO DASH BOARD LIGHTS LITE UP TO NOTIFY ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING WHILE USING THE PUSH TO START FUNCTION. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL CRACKLING NOISE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

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UPON BREAKING CAR ACCELERATED, HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS, BROUGHT CAR TO HONDA AND THEY FOUND NO DEFECTS. HAPPENED AGAIN WITH MORE SEVERITY, INFORMED HONDA AND TO DATE THEY HAVE NOR CONTACTED ME REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO, EACH TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, A LOUD NOISE OCCURRED COMING FROM THE BALL JOINT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE PUSH TO START FEATURE, THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VAL STROUGH HONDA (LOCATED AT 1 HEITZINGER SEASIDE, CA 93955 831-899-2222) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH WITH AN UNKNOWN VEHICLE. THE THREE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES AND WERE PROVIDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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WHEN STARTING CAR INITIALLY IN THE MORNINGS AND DRIVING CAR IN REVERSE WITH ONLY BRAKING AND NOT APPLYING ANY GAS, AFTER THE FIRST 10 FEET IN REVERSE THE ENGINE WILL REV UP BY ITSELF AND THEN STABILIZE, OR ENGINE WILL GULP AIR WITH ENGINE JERKING, OR ENGINE WILL REV UP VERY HIGH WITH THE FINAL LAST SOUND OF CLASHING METAL BETWEEN THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE DYING ON THE SPOT. THESE PROBLEMS ONLY OCCUR WITH THE INITIAL STARTING OF THE CAR AND ONLY IN REVERSE. THE CAR FUNCTIONS NORMALLY AFTER THE EVENTS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE CAR IS ALWAYS GARAGED. THE ENGINE BEHAVIOR DESCRIBED IS INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICATABLE. CLASHING METAL AND STOPPING OF ENGINE LAST OCCURRED JULY 26, 2017.

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WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND SEEING A POSTED REDUCED SPEED LIMIT SIGN OF 45 MPH AHEAD, I STARTED SLOWING THE CAR BY DECREASING PRESSURE THE GAS PEDAL(NEVER REMOVING MY FOOT). AS I REACHED 45 MPH I INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL AND FELT THE CAR BRAKING. I REMOVED PRESSURE FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO COAST. I STEPPED(INCREASED PRESSURE) ON THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN AND I FELT THE CAR BRAKING AGAIN. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND DOUBLED CHECKED MY FOOT POSITION AND I WAS USING THE GAS PEDAL. I MOVED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE AND FELT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO AN OPEN AREA BESIDE THE HIGHWAY AND STOP THE CAR SAFELY. AFTER STOPPING I NOTICE THE ENGINE OIL AND SERVICE LIGHTS ON AND ENGINE WAS OFF BUT POWER WAS ON. I SHUT THE POWER OFF. AFTER A MINUTE I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT RUNS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 95 F.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOADY HONDA IN ALHAMDIA, CALIFORNIA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY. THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

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DUE TO HONDA USING SOY BASED WIRING, RODENTS CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRING IN OUR ENGINE AREA AND IN THE UNDERSIDE OF OUR HOOD AREA. REQUIRED REPAIR OF OVER $3000 AT FOLSOM LAKE HONDA. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM... WHY NO RECALL? THEY SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS. THEY ARE SELLING RODENT PROOF TAPE AT DEALER OR SUGGEST PUTTING DRYER SHEETS IN OUR ENGINE AREA??!,, I BELIEVE CLASS ACTION SUIT HAS BEGUN IN CALIFORNIA. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED.

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PAGE 1 OF 2 - I PURCHASED MY 2015 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EX-L WITH 2.4L CVT IN JUNE OF 2015 NEW WITH MAYBE 5 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I STARTED HAVING ISSUES JUST MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM BRANDON HONDA. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY OFFICE COMPLEX ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR DECIDED TO JUST SHUT OFF CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO ALSO SEIZE WHILE THE ODOMETER FLASHED "FCW FAILURE" ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ON STEADY. SINCE THAT OCCURRENCE IT SEEMS AS IF I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPEATED TRANSMISSION/FRONT END ISSUES ' SUCH AS JERKING BETWEEN RPMS, DOWN 'SHIFTING' FOR NO REASON CAUSING RPMS TO JUST DROP INSTEAD OF HOLDING WHEN RELEASING MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE SPEEDS OF 55+ MPH, ETC. THE LAST 3 TIMES INCLUDED AN ADDITIONAL ISSUE WHERE THE GEARSHIFT WOULD GO FROM (D) DRIVE AND INTO (R) REVERSE WHILE CONTINUING TO GO IN A FORWARD MOTION WITH BACK UP CAMERA DISPLAYING ON DASH SCREEN AND (R) DISPLAYING ON THE ODOMETER WHERE THE GEAR IS DISPLAYED. THE DISCOVERY OF THIS SAFETY HAZARD TOOK PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON AN INTERSTATE WHILE TRAVELING 65+ MPH. THE PASSENGER AT THE TIME WAS REACHING TO GRAB THEIR BEVERAGE FROM CUP HOLDER CLOSEST TO THE GEAR SHIFTER WHEN IT WAS HIT/TAPPED IN THE UPWARD MOTION ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION INTO (R) REVERSE. IT TOOK ME A MINUTE TO GRASP WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE WHILE I'M LOOKING FORWARD INTO THE DIRECTION I'M DRIVING, I GLANCE DOWN AT THE ODOMETER AND NOTICE (R) IN PLACE OF THE (D) WHERE THE CURRENT GEAR ENGAGED WOULD BE INDICATED. THEN OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE I NOTICE THE CAMERA WAS ON DISPLAY BUT NOT REALIZING THE CAMERA WAS FROM THE REAR AND COULD SEE THE VEHICLES DIRECTLY BEHIND ME ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

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PAGE 2 OF 2 - I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BRANDON HONDA AND BASICALLY WAS ADVISED BY A SERVICE ADVISOR, MANAGER AND AMERICA HONDA CO THAT MY VEHICLE IS 'OPERATING BY DESIGN', 'MY ISSUES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED ON SEVERAL TEST DRIVE ATTEMPTS' AND 'IT'S A SAFETY FEATURE' TALKING ABOUT WHEN THE VEHICLE CAN ENGAGE INTO REVERSE. AS OF TODAY I HAVE NO RESOLUTION TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND FRONT END CONCERNS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF BRANDON HONDA. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT 'THIS WAS A SAFETY FEATURE' AND 'IT'S OPERATING AS DESIGNED' WHICH BOTH ARE NOT SOLUTIONS TO RESOLVE A MECHANICAL/SAFETY DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE OR DESIGN. I HAVE GIVEN BRANDON HONDA MULTIPLE TSBS TO REVIEW EACH VISIT AND KEPT HAVING THEM REJECTED. ONE OF THOSE TSBS MENTIONS HAVING TO DROP THE TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE A MODULE INSIDE OF THE CASING. OBVIOUSLY THE DEALERSHIP IS DOING WHATEVER THEY CAN TO AVOID HAVING TO PERFORM THIS REPAIR AND KEEP DRAGGING THEIR FEET TO ACCOMPLISH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THE ORIGINAL HONDA CASE # [XXX] WAS OPENED AND THEN CLOSED VIA VOICEMAIL PRIOR TO ME RECEIVING MY VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE IF THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED, YET TO MY SATISFACTION. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR HONDA TO ACT AND MAKE MY VEHICLE, EXPERIENCE WHOLE????? I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE WITH HARD EARNED $ NOT COUNTERFEIT, BROKEN OR LIFE THREATENING. NOTE: I HAVE VIDEO OF THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE MOTION WHILE CONTINUING FORWARD, ALONG WITH SEVERAL TSBS, WORK ORDERS, PICTURES AND DOCUMENTS TO SUPPORT MY CASE. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I'M DRIVING OVER THE HOWARD FRANKLIN BRIDGE (15,899') EVERY DAY IN MY COMMUTE TO AND FROM MY OFFICE. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR THE VIDEO, PICTURES OR DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO SUPPORT MY CASE. RESPECTFULLY, A VERY UNSATISFIED BRANDON HONDA CUSTOMER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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WHEN MAKING A LANE CHANGE AT A SPEED OF ~60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR LOST CONTROL AND JERKED TOWARDS THE LEFT. IT ZIGZAGGED BETWEEN THE LEFT AND MIDDLE LANE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE TWICE. ALTHOUGH DAMAGE TO OUR HONDA ACCORD WAS MAINLY COSMETIC, THE ENGINE WAS DEAD BEFORE/AFTER THE COLLISION. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN NEW BRIGHTON, MN, AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CASE # IS 16507355. WE'VE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO AMERICAN HONDA (CASE NUMBER 04824446) ON JULY 11TH, 2016, BUT DIDN'T RECEIVE PROPER ATTENTION. AFTER A SIMPLE CHECK AND TEST DRIVE, THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NO ISSUE/DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA SEVERAL TIMES BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVE ANY FOLLOW-UP YET.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,800. UPDATED 09/08/16*LJ *CN

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WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR IT STALLS AND HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING AND DRIVING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS INVOLVING THE SHORT BOX AND IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR IF THE OLD LEAKS IT CAN CATCH ON FIRE. THE RECALL IS PRINTED ON THE INTERNET. I WILL EMAIL IT TO YOU LATER AS I DO NAT HAVE IT WITH ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY MONTH AND MANY TIMES EVERY MONTH. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AND THEY WILL NOT CALL ME BACK. I WANT A NEW CAR UNDER THE LEMON LAW. PLEASE HELP. OTHERS NEED TO KNOW THERE IS A DANGER HERE BUT THIS IS TOP SECRET.

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